Why is the goverment throwing 21 Billion dollars at a Cobra subsidy?

Barry is pandering to his base......Let the free market solve the health care problem, the main problem is no one knows how much things costs and don't shop around for medical services (HSA helps)...Under a free market structure there is no reason to believe that prices would not fall like all other items after time and innovation.....Look at Laser Eye Correction Surgery....When the medical industry starts to compete for customers, prices for services will go down. Services and products will also improve because profit drives innovation. It is better to let the consumers decide for themselves what medical treatment to get, rather than letting a government agency decide. Choice gives us power.